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International athletics championship event
1968 WAAA Championships
Dates19–20 July
Host cityLondon
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1967 1969

WAAA Championships

The 1968 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 19 to 20 July 1968. The 3,000 metres event was held for the first time at the Championships.

It was the first time that the Championships were held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Val Peat 11.5 Anita Neil 11.5 Della James 11.7
200 metres Val Peat 23.6 Maureen Tranter 23.8 Della James 24.0
400 metres Myrna van der Hoeven NED 53.6 Janet Simpson 53.9 Mary Green 54.3
800 metres Vera Nikolic YUG 2:00.5 WR Lillian Board 2:02.0 Doris Brown USA 2:02.2
1500 metres Rita Lincoln 4:25.3 Ann O'Brien IRL 4:29.7 Carol Firth 4:30.6
3000 metres Carol Firth 10:06.4 NR Pam Davies 10:19.2 Gabrielle Carpenter 10:28.6
100 metres hurdles Christine Perera 13.5 NR Susan Hayward (Mills) 14.2 Liz Toulalan 14.3
200 metres hurdles Christine Perera 27.8 Sheila Garnett 28.0 Susan Hayward (Mills) 29.0
High jump Dorothy Shirley 1.715 jo Barbara Inkpen 1.676 Leonie Esdaile 1.676
Long jump Sheila Sherwood (Parkin) 6.42 Maureen Barton 6.25 Ann Wilson 6.22
Shot put Margitta Gummel GDR 16.99 Els van Noorduyn NED 15.87 Brenda Bedford 14.71
Discus throw Karin Illgen GDR 57.22 Christine Spielberg GDR 56.64 Anneke de Bruin NED 50.52
Javelin Sue Platt 53.26 Anne Farquhar 47.80 Pru French 44.86
Pentathlon + Mary Peters 4723 Sue Scott 4622 Sue Hayward 4326
1½ mile walk Judy Farr 12:39.0 Betty Jenkins 12:44.2 Barbara Fisk 12:54.6

+ Held from 9 to 10 July at Crystal Palace

See also

References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. "World-Beater Vera". Sunday Post. 21 July 1968. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Sport Summary". Daily Mirror. 20 July 1968. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Women's athletics: new venue, date". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 25 October 1967. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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